Because Donald Trump is a giant asshole, it’s gotten pretty easy to predict what he’ll do in almost any given situation. If the stock market goes up, he’ll say it was his proposed tax policy. If a piece of legislation seems to be working, he’ll say it was all his idea. And apparently, if there’s a terrorist attack in America, he’ll blame the highest-level Democrat from wherever that is.

That’s exactly what he did Wednesday when he shamefully tried to blame Tuesday’s attack in New York City on Senator Charles Schumer in a series of early-morning tweets:

As usual, the problem isn’t just that it’s downright disgusting to blame the opposition party — and especially one specific politician — for a terrorist act. It’s also incorrect.

The Diversity Visa Program was a bipartisan effort, passed in both chambers of Congress with wide support, and signed into law 27 years ago by Republican President George H.W. Bush.

In fact, as outgoing Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona pointed out, the Diversity Visa was something Chuck Schumer actually tried to get rid of when the “Gang of Eight” was attempting to pass broad immigration reform:

But it wasn’t just the fact that Trump is stupid enough to believe the garbage on Fox News and immediately blame a Democrat for something signed by a Republican. The biggest hypocrisy of all is exactly what Senator Schumer himself pointed out after Trump’s gross attack on him. Schumer told Politics USA on Wednesday:

I have always believed and continue to believe that immigration is good for America. President Trump, instead of politicizing and dividing America, which he always seems to do at times of national tragedy, should be focusing on the real solution – anti-terrorism funding – which he proposed cutting in his most recent budget. I’m calling on the President to immediately rescind his proposed cuts to this vital anti-terrorism funding.”

Chuck’s not wrong, either. The NYPD themselves took aim at Trump’s budget back in March, saying that it would nearly wipe out all of their anti-terror funding:

Under the president’s proposal, nearly all federal funding to the NYPD would be eradicated. This funding is absolutely critical. It is the backbone of our entire counter-terrorism apparatus.”

It’s too bad Donnie Daycare is so busy deflecting blame onto his enemies, when he could be fixing problems himself.

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Written by Andrew Simpson

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